WA governor’s office warns agencies to prepare for ‘significant budget shortfalls’

By: Bill Lucia

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: June 6, 2026

Words: 495

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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State agency leaders received a dire warning from Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office on Friday that they’re headed toward “what will likely be the most challenging budget any of us has yet faced.”

“There will be significant budget shortfalls next biennium in both operating and transportation budgets,” the governor’s budget director, K.D. Chapman-See wrote in a three-page memo.

Chapman-See added: “This year’s revenue forecasts will likely not provide sufficient support for the maintenance of …

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